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Google's use of Ubuntu (umm.... what about Solaris?)
Everyone (and their mothers) have theories about what Google is up to. The lastest blogosphere chatter says that Google is developing its own operating system based on Ubuntu, the open-source Linux distribution. Google has confirmed that they are using Ubuntu internally, but they haven't said much else.
Yahoo News: Google Confirms Using Ubuntu Linux, Won't Say Why
"The report led to speculation among bloggers that Google might be readying a desktop OS to take on Microsoft Corp.'s Windows, a scenario many experts consider unlikely."So I want to know, is Google using Solaris internally? What is going on with Sun's partnership with Google? Are we actually partnering on something? Are there Sun boxes in the building? Do you think Google would use the open source of Solaris to develop a new OS?
Some partial answers:
"Sun's Schwartz talks about licensing Solaris under the GPL3," 1/30/2006
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060130-6074.html
And particularly the last paragraph of:
"Google denies plans to distribute OS based on Ubuntu," 1/31/2006
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060131-6087.html
Posted by Joan Dimicco in "In The Press" | Comments[0]